The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on the Timing of Sleep

While there have been single case reports of the development of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, most commonly delayed sleep phase syndrome following traumatic brain injury (TBI), to our knowledge there have been no group investigations of changes to sleep timing in this population. The aim of the present study was to investigate sleep timing following TBI using the dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) as a marker of circadian phase and the Morningness‐Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) as a measure of sleep‐wake behavior. A sleep‐wake diary was also completed. It was hypothesized that the timing of DLMO would be delayed and that there would be a greater tendency toward eveningness on the MEQ in a post‐acute TBI group (n=10) compared to a gender and age matched control group. Participants were recruited at routine outpatient review appointments (TBI) and from the general population (control) as part of a larger study. They attended the sleep laboratory where questionnaires were completed, some retrospectively, and saliva melatonin samples were collected half‐hourly according to a standard protocol. The results show that the TBI and control groups reported similar habitual sleep times and this was reflected on the MEQ. There was, however, significant variability in the TBI group's change from the pre‐injury to the current MEQ score. The timing of melatonin onset was not different between the groups. While subtle changes (advances or delays) in this small sample may have cancelled each other out, the present study does not provide conclusive objective evidence of shift in circadian timing of sleep following TBI. Furthermore, although participants did report sleep timing changes, it is concluded that the MEQ may not be suitable for use with this cognitively impaired clinical group.     

Heritability of morningness-eveningness and self-report sleep measures in a family-based sample of 521 hutterites

Individual variation in the phase and amplitude of human circadian rhythms is well known, but the impact of heritable factors on such variation is less clear. We estimated the narrow-sense heritability for selected circadian and sleep timing, quality, and duration measures among related members of the Hutterites, an endogamous, religious community (n=521 participants). “Morningness-eveningness” (M/E), a stable trait reflecting circadian phase, was evaluated using the Composite Scale (CS). Subjective sleep measures were assessed using the Sleep Timing Questionnaire. Initial analyses reconfirmed the impact of age on M/E. Previously reported correlations between M/E scores and the sleep measures were also noted, demonstrating the construct validity of the questionnaires among the participants. Following corrections for age, gender, and colony of residence, significant narrow-sense heritability was noted for M/E (23%). The heritability for subjective sleep measures (related to timing, duration, and quality) were statistically significant for all but one variable, and varied between 12.4% and 29.4%. Thus, significant heritable influences on human circadian phase and subjective sleep indices can be detected through family-based studies. In view of the impact of circadian malfunction on human health, it may be worthwhile to map genetic factors impacting circadian and sleep variation.     

Differences in Sleep and Circadian Preference between Eastern and Western German Adolescents

Only a few studies focus on comparisons to reveal differences in sleep and circadian preferences in adolescents. This study used the same instrument to compare adolescents in Eastern and Western Germany. In all, 674 pupils between 11 and 16 yrs participated. The questionnaire asked questions about wake times and bed times (on weekend and weekdays), and the Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM) was completed to assess diurnal preferences. Locality (East/West Germany) had no effect on rise and bed times during the week and on sleep length on the weekend. Western pupils rose later on weekends and went to bed later on weekends. While sleep length on weekdays was shorter in West Germany, weekend oversleep was longer and misalignment was higher. Diurnal preferences (CSM scores) suggested a higher eveningness in West Germany. As interaction effects were insignificant, changes throughout adolescence seem similar in East and West Germany. These data suggest that given similar school start times, Western German pupils are at higher risk because they are later chronotypes. The finding of earlier rise and bed times of the East German pupils is consistent with the hypothesis that sunlight acts as the entrainment for the biological clock of adolescents, as sunrise is earlier in Eastern Germany.     

Hypocretins: The Timing of Sleep and Waking

The appropriate time and place for sleep and waking are important factors for survival. Sleep and waking, rest and activity, flight and fight, feeding, and reproduction are all organized in relation to the day and night. A biological clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), synchronized by photic influences and other environmental cues, provides an endogenous timing signal that entrains circadian body rhythms and is complemented by a homeostatic sleep pressure factor. Cholinergic, catecholaminergic, serotonergic, and histaminergic nuclei control wakefulness and mutually interact with the SCN as well as sleep‐ and wake‐promoting neurons in the hypothalamus to form a bistable switch that controlls the timing of behavioral state transitions. Hypocretin neurons integrate circadian‐photic and nutritional‐metabolic influences and act as a conductor in the aminergic orchestra. Their loss causes narcolepsy, a disease conferring the inability to separate sleep and waking. Their role in appetitive behavior, stress, and memory functions is important to our understanding of addiction and compulsion.     

孟鲁斯特钠对儿童OSAHS治疗效果的初步研究

目的:探讨孟鲁斯特钠对儿童阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome,OSAHS)治疗疗效。方法:对经电子鼻咽喉镜检查腺样体III、IV级经多导睡眠监测为OSAHS的儿童96例,分成两组:药物治疗组48例,使用孟鲁斯特钠,连续使用1个月以上;未用药物组48例。对其家长进行相关临床表现的问卷调查。结果:两组患儿在年龄、病程、伴有鼻部疾病情况以及临床问卷分值间均无显著性差异(P0.05)。3个月后随访情况为,药物治疗组经治疗后在"响鼾"、"不安宁的睡眠或频繁醒觉"、"鼻阻塞而张口呼吸"以及"鼻腔很多鼻涕"4个症状的改善有统计学差异(P0.05)。未用药物组随访前、后问卷调查,差异均不具有显著性(P0.05)。结论:孟鲁斯特钠对儿童OSAHS治疗有一定疗效,可先行药物治疗。症状仍无明显改善的再考虑选择手术治疗。     

孟鲁斯特钠对儿童OSAHS治疗效果的初步研究

目的：探讨孟鲁斯特钠对儿童阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征（obslructivesleepapneahypopneasyndrome,OSAHS）治疗疗效。方法：对经电子鼻咽喉镜检查腺样体Ⅲ、Ⅳ级经多导睡眠监测为OSAHS的儿童96例,分成两组：药物治疗组48例,使用孟鲁斯特钠,连续使用1个月以上;未用药物组48例。对其家长进行相关临床表现的问卷调查。结果：两组患儿在年龄、病程、伴有鼻部疾病情况以及临床问卷分值间均无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。3个月后随访情况为,药物治疗组经治疗后在“响鼾”、“不安宁的睡眠或频繁醒觉”、“鼻阻塞而张口呼吸”以及“鼻腔很多鼻涕”4个症状的改善有统计学差异（P〈0．05）。未用药物组随访前、后问卷调查,差异均不具有显著性（P〉0．05）。结论：孟鲁斯特钠对儿童OSAHS治疗有一定疗效,可先行药物治疗。症状仍无明显改善的再考虑选择手术治疗。     

Time-of-Day Mediates the Influences of Extended Wake and Sleep Restriction on Simulated Driving

Although a nonlinear time-of-day and prior wake interaction on performance has been well documented, two recent studies have aimed to incorporate the influences of sleep restriction into this paradigm. Through the use of sleep-restricted forced desynchrony protocols, both studies reported a time-of-day?×?sleep restriction interaction, as well as a time-of-day?×?prior wake?×?sleep dose three-way interaction. The current study aimed to investigate these interactions on simulated driving performance, a more complex task with ecological validity for the problem of fatigued driving. The driving performance of 41 male participants (mean?±?SD: 22.8 ±2.2 yrs) was assessed on a 10-min simulated driving task with the standard deviation of lateral position (SDLAT) measured. Using a between-group design, participants were subjected to either a control condition of 9.33?h of sleep/18.66?h of wake, a moderate sleep-restriction (SR) condition of 7?h of sleep/21?h of wake, or a severe SR condition of 4.66?h of sleep/23.33?h of wake. In each condition, participants were tested at 2.5-h intervals after waking across 7?×?28-h d of forced desynchrony. Driving sessions occurred at nine doses of prior wake, within six divisions of the circadian cycle based on core body temperature (CBT). Mixed-models analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed significant main effects of time-of-day, prior wake, sleep debt, and sleep dose on SDLAT. Additionally, significant two-way interactions of time-of-day?×?prior wake and time-of-day?×?sleep debt, as well as significant three-way interactions of time-of-day?×?prior wake?×?sleep debt and time-of-day?×?sleep debt?×?sleep dose were observed. Although limitations such as the presence of practice effects and large standard errors are noted, the study concludes with three findings. The main effects demonstrate that extending wake, reducing sleep, and driving at poor times of day all significantly impair driving performance at an individual level. In addition to this, combining either extended wake or a sleep debt with the early morning hours greatly decreases driving performance. Finally, operating under the influence of a reduced sleep dose can greatly decrease performance at all times of the day. (Author correspondence: raymond.matthews@unisa.edu.au)     

Sleep biological rhythms in normal infants and those at high risk for SIDS

The focus of this study was on daytime and nighttime sleep and wakefulness during the peak age for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), two to four months, to determine whether there are differences between at-risk for SIDS (R) and control (C) infants. Such differences may provide insight on the frequent occurrence of SIDS in the early morning hours, when most babies are asleep. This is the only study in which R and C infants were continuously monitored for long periods of time (24-48 h) and then followed and recorded at monthly intervals until the age of 4-6 months. Data analyses indicate that ultradian REM/NREM cyclicity becomes stabilized into a regular pattern at three months of age. Infants at this age convert from a polyphasic sleep/wakefulness pattern to a circadian one. Among the changes that occur is a lengthening of short sleep periods that consolidate at night and wake periods that consolidate in the daytime. The most striking effects are related to sleep state and vary according to age and sex. The lengthening of single sleep and wakeful periods is coupled with the maturation of the brain. The development of the central nervous system facilitates the synchronization of sleeping patterns with external light input and social entrainment. One or more biological clocks or oscillators may be responsible for these REM/NREM patterns and circadian cycles. These differences during the early morning hours, when the occurrence of SIDS peaks, may have important implications for understanding the pathophysiological mechanism of SIDS.     

Sleep Biological Rhythms in Normal Infants and those at High Risk for SIDS

The focus of this study was on daytime and nighttime sleep and wakefulness during the peak age for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), two to four months, to determine whether there are differences between at‐risk for SIDS (R) and control (C) infants. Such differences may provide insight on the frequent occurrence of SIDS in the early morning hours, when most babies are asleep. This is the only study in which R and C infants were continuously monitored for long periods of time (24–48 h) and then followed and recorded at monthly intervals until the age of 4–6 months. Data analyses indicate that ultradian REM/NREM cyclicity becomes stabilized into a regular pattern at three months of age. Infants at this age convert from a polyphasic sleep/wakefulness pattern to a circadian one. Among the changes that occur is a lengthening of short sleep periods that consolidate at night and wake periods that consolidate in the daytime. The most striking effects are related to sleep state and vary according to age and sex. The lengthening of single sleep and wakeful periods is coupled with the maturation of the brain. The development of the central nervous system facilitates the synchronization of sleeping patterns with external light input and social entrainment. One or more biological clocks or oscillators may be responsible for these REM/NREM patterns and circadian cycles. These differences during the early morning hours, when the occurrence of SIDS peaks, may have important implications for understanding the pathophysiological mechanism of SIDS.     

影响野生型Canton S果蝇睡眠时间的相关生理因素

目的探讨影响果蝇睡眠时间的相关生理因素。方法选择野生型CantonS果蝇为实验对象,利用果蝇活动监测系统(DAMS),以5min为单位自动统计一次果蝇活动次数,若5min内活动次数为零,认为果蝇处于睡眠状态,计为果蝇的睡眠时间,累积计算果蝇24h睡眠总时间为指标,分别观察了日龄(7日龄)相同,而性别不同和性别(雌性)相同,而日龄(2,7,12,17,22,27和32日龄)不同果蝇的24h睡眠总时间。结果①同一日龄(7日龄)不同性别的果蝇之间白天(12h)及夜间(12h)平均睡眠时间的长短存在着显著差异。雌果蝇白天(12h)平均睡眠时间短于雄果蝇,而夜间(12h)平均睡眠时间长于雄果蝇。雌果蝇白天(12h)平均睡眠时间显著短于夜间平均睡眠时间(P0.05);而雄果蝇白天(12h)平均睡眠时间与夜间(12h)平均睡眠时间基本持平。②同一性别(雌性)不同日龄的果蝇,随着日龄的增加,其白天(12h)平均睡眠时间有逐渐缩短的趋势,27日龄的果蝇睡眠时间减少相对明显,32日龄果蝇的睡眠时间有所恢复,相互之间存在着显著差异(P0.05)。夜间(12h)平均睡眠时间有逐渐延长的趋势,27日龄果蝇的夜间平均睡眠时间有所减少,32日龄果蝇的夜间平均睡眠时间相对有所恢复,相互之间存在着显著差异(P0.05)。结论性别与日龄等生理因素对果蝇24h睡眠时间有显著的影响。     

Association of Eveningness With Problem Behavior in Children: A Mediating Role of Impaired Sleep

Eveningness, the preference of being active during the evening in contrast to the morning, has been associated with markedly increased problem behavior in adolescents; however, the underlying mechanisms are still not understood. This study investigates the association of eveningness with behavior and cognition in children aged 7–12 yrs, and explores the potential mediating role of a variety of sleep factors. Parents of 333 school-aged children (mean age?=?9.97 yrs; 55% girls) completed a sleep log and several questionnaires regarding eveningness, sleep habits, and behavioral problems. Intellectual abilities, working memory, and attention were assessed using the short-form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and subtasks of the Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks. Results showed that eveningness predicted behavioral problems over and above the effects of demographic variables (age, sex, and familial socioeconomic status) (p?=?0.003). Significant partial correlation was found for eveningness and sleep duration during weekdays (p?=?0.005), and not during weekends. Furthermore, evening orientation was associated with a reduced rested feeling on weekday mornings (p?<?0.001), but not on weekends. The most important sleep characteristic showing association with many cognitive and behavioral measures was the subjective feeling upon awakening—particularly during weekdays. Bootstrap mediation analyses demonstrated that sleep significantly mediated the effects of eveningness on behavioral problems, working memory, and sustained attention. Interestingly, mediation was only significant through the subjective feeling upon awakening on weekdays. The current findings indicate that the subjective feeling upon awakening is a much better predictor of daytime problems than subjective sleep quantity. Furthermore, the data suggest that negative outcomes in evening types are due to the fact that they wake up before their circadian drive for arousal and prior to complete dissipation of sleep pressure during weekdays. Interventions that target the misalignment of endogenous circadian rhythms and imposed rhythms are discussed. (Author correspondence: kbheijden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)     

Sleep and circadian rhythms: key components in the regulation of energy metabolism

In this review, we present evidence from human and animal studies to evaluate the hypothesis that sleep and circadian rhythms have direct impacts on energy metabolism, and represent important mechanisms underlying the major health epidemics of obesity and diabetes. The first part of this review will focus on studies that support the idea that sleep loss and obesity are "interacting epidemics." The second part will discuss recent evidence that the circadian clock system plays a fundamental role in energy metabolism at both the behavioral and molecular levels. These lines of research must be seen as in their infancy, but nevertheless, have provided a conceptual and experimental framework that potentially has great importance for understanding metabolic health and disease.     

悬雍垂腭咽成形术治疗阻塞性睡眠呼吸 暂停综合征46 例疗效分析

目的：通过对睡眠呼吸暂停综合征病人（obstructlve sleep apnea syndrome,OSAS）睡眠呼吸参数的比较,探讨UPPP治疗OSAS的效果。方法：经多导睡眠图（Polysomnography,PSG）确诊为OSAS的病人46例,选择呼吸紊乱指数（apnea and hypopnea index,AHI）、呼吸暂停指数（apnea index,AI）及睡眠中的最低SaO2值作为评价OSAS轻重程度的指标。计算轻中度组、重度组在手术前后的AHI缓解率、最低SaO2缓解率厦显效率,并作为衡量UPPP手术治疗效果的指标。分析患者在手术前后AHI、最低SaO2的相关性;分析轻中度组和重度组的缓解率、最低SaO2缓解率及治愈率的相关性。结果：1利用UPPP手术治疗OSAS,患者手术前后AHI、最低SaO2具有相关性。2在分组资料中,轻中度组和重度组的缓解率、最低SaO2缓解率及显效率都具有显著相关性。结论：（1）UPPP是治疗OSAS的有效方法;（2）轻中度组的治疗效果要好于重度组。     

Association Study of a Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Polymorphism in the Clock Gene PERIOD3 and Chronotype in Norwegian University Students

Circadian rhythms are endogenously generated cycles involving physiological parameters, such as core body temperature, hormone levels, blood pressure, sleep, and metabolism, with a period length of around 24?h. The circadian clock in mammals is regulated by a set of clock genes that are functionally linked together, and polymorphisms in clock genes could be associated with differences in circadian rhythms. A variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) in the human clock gene PERIOD3 (PER3) has been suggested to correlate with a morning (lark) versus evening (owl) chronotype as well as with the circadian rhythm sleep disorder “delayed sleep phase disorder” (DSPD). The authors examined 432 healthy Norwegian university students in search of further support for an association between the PER3 polymorphism and diurnal preference. The Horne-Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and Preferences Scale (PS) were used to evaluate subjective chronotype. DNA samples were genotyped with respect to the 4-repeat and 5-repeat alleles of the VNTR PER3 polymorphism, and the genotype distribution was 192 (4-4), 191 (4-5), and 49 (5-5). The authors estimated that the power to detect an association of the 4-allele with preference for morningness or eveningness was 75%. The authors found no association between the PER3 clock gene and chronotype, indicating that the proposed role of PER3 needs further clarification. (Author correspondence: teresa.osland@med.uib.no)     

肠道菌群昼夜节律与宿主生物节律相互作用的研究进展

为了适应地球昼夜更替对机体的影响,哺乳动物进化出了一套内在的适应性计时机制,由此形成了生物钟系统（circadian clock）。昼夜节律作为该系统中的重要部分可与机体的代谢过程同步变化[1]。肠道菌群作为与机体共生的生物群落,在肠道功能方面发挥着重要作用。对肠道菌群的昼夜节律性波动以及与宿主生物节律之间的相互作用进行研究有重要意义。本文将着重阐述肠道菌群昼夜节律与宿主生物节律的相互作用,以及这种相互作用对宿主代谢的影响。     

OSAHS儿童手术后血浆Orexin-A水平测定的初步分析

目的:探讨阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(OSAHS)儿童血浆Orexin-A水平以及手术后血浆Orexin-A水平的变化.方法:对96例经多导睡眠监测(PSG)确诊的OSAHS患儿行腺样体和(或)扁桃体切除术,选择29例儿童作为对照组.采用放射免测定法,测定OSAHS患儿术前、术后6个月血浆Orexin-A水平.记录OSAHS患儿PSG检查结果AHI和最低血氧(LSaO2).结果:OSAHS组血浆Orexin-A水平与对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01),术后6个月血浆Orexin-A水平与术前比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01).血浆Orexin-A与AHI呈正相关(r=0.542,P＜0.01),与最低血氧(LSaO2)呈负相关(r=-0.798,P＜0.01).结论:OSAHS患儿Orexin-A水平升高,手术治疗可使血浆Orexin-A水平下降,血浆Orexin-A水平和AHI、最低血氧(LSaO2)有相关性.     

四川省石渠县藏狐昼间行为特征观察

动物的活动节律作为行为生态学研究的重要领域在相当长的时期内在狐属(Vulpes spp.)和类狐(Foxlike)犬科动物中得到了国外学者广泛的研究[1～3].我国分布有3种狐属动物[4],对于这些物种的活动节律国内研究较少[5],尤其是对分布环境比较特殊的物种如藏狐(Vulpes ferrilata)和沙狐(Vulpes corsac)未见系统研究报道.     

应用行为分析联合感觉统合训练对孤独症谱系障碍儿童行为、发育、睡眠障碍的影响

摘要 目的：评价应用行为分析（ABA）联合感觉统合训练对孤独症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童行为、发育以及睡眠障碍的影响。方法：选入我院2021年1月~2023年1月收治的ASD儿童62例,随机分为对照组和观察组,各31例。两组均予以ABA疗法,观察组在此基础上接受感觉统合训练。评价两组的行为、发育及睡眠情况等,并进行统计比较。结果：观察组治疗总有效率87.10%,显著高于对照组的61.29%（P＜0.05）;两组治疗后ABC和ATEC量表的各项得分及总分均较治疗前减少,而观察组减少幅度更大,与对照组差异显著（P＜0.05）;与治疗前比较,两组治疗后Gesell量表各项得分明显升高（P＜0.05）,而观察组升高幅度显著大于对照组（P＜0.05）;两组治疗前CSHQ的各项评分及总分无明显差异（P＞0.05）,而治疗后,与对照组相比,观察组CSHQ各项评分及总分均较低（P＜0.05）。结论：ABA疗法联合感觉统合训练能够减轻ASD患儿的疾病症状,改善行为状态及睡眠质量,促进患儿发育,提高临床疗效。